Coney Island Nostalgia Tour
- 2 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Coney Island has inspired dreamers and schemers since the Gilded Age. On this special Made in Brooklyn Tour®, you'll discover how this seasonal world's fair wowed the crowds with the latest and greatest innovations and inventions. Electric lighting to structural steel. Incubators for tiny little babies to towers that rivaled the earliest skyscrapers. And, of course, candy and hot dogs too! At Coney Island's first amusement parks visitors could experience powered flight or even go to the moon. Let your imagination run wild with the stories behind its sensational parks and rides. • Discover Coney Island's dreamers and entrepreneurs, innovators and inventors. • Learn the fascinating origin story of today's amusements and attractions. • Be inspired by the visionaries behind Brooklyn's first great amusement parks. • Explore Coney Island with a Brooklyn native who's been going since childhood.
Inclusions
What's included
- Local guide who is a Brooklyn native.
- Licensed NYC Sightseeing Guide.
What's not
- Food and drinks.
- Pick-up and drop-off.
- Gratuities are not included, but are greatly appreciated!
Itinerary
You will see Luna Park, Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park, the New York Aquarium, Maimonides Park and more.
Luna Park is the largest amusement park in New York City.
Deno's Wonder Wheel and Amusement Park has been entertaining the public since the early 1980s.
The New York Aquarium is the oldest continually operating aquarium in the United States.
Maimonides Park baseball stadium is the home of the Brooklyn Cyclones minor league baseball team. There we'll also visit Brooklyn's largest memorial to 9/11.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- We meet on the boardwalk in front of the Parachute Jump. It's behind Maimonides Park baseball field (on Surf Avenue between W 16th and W 19th Streets). From the subway station head directly to the beach and make a right on the boardwalk. The Parachute Jump is a 250' tall red latticework structure.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 16 travellers
- Operated by
- Made in Brooklyn Tours
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Designed for ages 13 and over.
- Operates in all weather conditions. Please dress appropriately.
- Please read this Waiver and Release before booking
How it compares in Brooklyn
- Its from-price is 38% below the median of the 217 experiences we list in Brooklyn.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 44 of 217.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Brooklyn
Brooklyn is New York City's most populous borough, a patchwork of brownstone streets, waterfront parks, boardwalk beaches and food markets.
Brooklyn lies across the East River from Manhattan, on the western tip of Long Island, and was a separate city until it joined New York in 1898. The Brooklyn Bridge, finished in 1883 with Gothic arches in its stone towers, has a walkway above the traffic with views of the skyline. Brownstone houses line the tree-shaded streets of Brooklyn Heights, whose promenade looks over the harbour to Lower Manhattan.
Top-ranked sights in Brooklyn: Dumbo, Williamsburg, Brooklyn Bridge Park.
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